Union suit



12, 1937. J. w. BLACKWELL 2,067,870-

UNION SUIT Filgd NOV. 14, 1935 Patented Jan. 12, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim This invention relates to a drop-seat union suit, and it aims to provide a novel construction which dispenses with the use of buttons to hold the seat up.

It is particularly aimed to provide a construction which avoids discomfort and undue bulk about the waist line or across the stomach of the wearer, avoids undue tension on the stomach, and a construction which is exceedingly simple, inexpensive, and efiicient.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of a union suit embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the invention; and

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the invention.

Referring specifically to the drawing, I designates a union suit having a shirt portion I I and a trousers portion l2. The armholes are shown at I3. The suit is adapted to be opened at the front from the neck to the crotch, as shown, by separable fastening means, usually buttons and buttonholes.

A drop seat is shown on the trousers portion at l5, being separated entirely across its top I6 from the back of the waist portion I I, as shown in Figure 2, and also being separated or unstitched for a distance down each side, as shown at H.

At the free corners of the drop seat I5, a metallic ring I8 is fastened in place by means of a tab I9. In lieu of such rings I8, holes may be provided through the upper corner portions of the drop seat. Through the rings or eyelets I8, elastic tape sections I9a pass, which sections are anchored or stitched at the sides of the waist portion II directly under the armholes I3, as at 20, and such sections I9 are adjustably connected together by a conventional buckle 2I along the line of opening or separation at the front of the garment. Loops 22 are located at the sides of the waist portion II and loops 23 are located at the front of the garment, loops 22 and 23 being for instance of textile fabric like the union suit and stitched at opposite ends to such union suit. The loops serve to guide the strips I9 and maintain them in operative position.

It will be seen that the invention avoids undue bulk about the waist line, especially the use of buttons, and affords a combination suspender and belt support normally maintaining the drop seat closed, but permitting dropping thereof. The belt sections I9 may be readily detached at the buckles 2|, incidental to the opening of the buttons and buttonholes I4, if desired. Also the connection at may be separable to the end that the strips I9 may be removed for washing or laundrying.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scoper-of the invention.

I claim as my invention:-

A union suit having a drop seat, means providing openings adjacent the free comers of said drop seat, elastic tape means extending downwardly at the side of the garment, through said openings and across the waist line of the garment, means anchoring said tape means at opposite ends adjacent the armholes of the garment, the tape means being loose with respect to the garment from end to end, a guide means to maintain the tape means in operative position at the sides and front of the garment, said tape means comprising sections, and means adjustably connecting the sections at the front of the garment.

JAMES W. BLACKWELL. 

